Biggs, Shannon

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Most widely held works by
Shannon Biggs

Building the green economy : success stories from the grassroots by Kevin Danaher(
Book
)6
editions published
between
2007
and
2016
in
English
and held by
355 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
After centuries of economic activity based on extraction, exploitation, and depletion, we now face undeniable environmental
threats. New business models that save or restore natural resources are critical--but how can we translate that insight into
more sustainable practices? This book shows how community groups, families, and individual citizens have taken action to protect
their food and water, clean up their neighborhoods, and strengthen their local economies. Their unlikely victories--over polluters,
unresponsive bureaucracies and unexamined routines--dramatize the opportunities and challenges facing the local green economy
movement. Drawing on their extensive experience at Global Exchange and elsewhere, the authors also lay out strategies for
a more successful green movement, describe how communities have protected their victories from legal and political challenges,
and provide key resources for local activists. Includes conversations with Rocky Anderson, Lois Gibbs, Anuradha Mittal, David
Morris, Michael Shuman, and other activists and leaders.--From publisher description